Cargo Plane Crew Treated For Ills

WINDSOR LOCKS — Three crew members of an air cargo plane that landed at Bradley International Airport Friday evening were taken to a hospital after complaining of dizziness, airport officials said.

The BAX Global cargo plane was parked at a gate at the airport when the crew notified airport workers about 7:15 p.m. that there was a problem.

Fire personnel found the pilot, co- pilot and navigator complaining of dizziness, burning eyes and sore throats. The three were taken to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford for treatment.

Information on the condition of the crew members was not immediately available.

``An airport maintenance crew alerted state operations that something might be wrong with the plane,'' said Jim Peters, a public affairs official with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Fire officials determined that nothing was wrong with the plane, a B-27 cargo carrier, but that the crew needed medical treatment, Peters said.

Officials at BAX Global, formerly known as Burlington Air Express and now a part of Connie Kaleta Inc., declined to comment on the incident. The business' parent company is American International Service Co.

David White, the airport's operations manager, referred inquiries about the incident to the company.